The Cruising Woman's Advisor: How to Prepare for the Voyaging Life

by Diana Jessie

For a woman considering the cruising lifestyle, the questions are endless. What is cruising really like? Can I do it? Will I like it? will it be horrible, or wonderful? Longtime sailor and circumnavigator Diana Jessie provides advice to women contemplating short-term cruising or long-term voyaging. She gives unique insights into a plethora of women's concerns, Why We Go . . . Cruising Roles and Relationships . . . The Right Boat . . . What Do I Need to Learn? . . . If My Partner Falls Overboard, How Do I Rescue Him? . . . Learning for Independence . . . Fearing the Weather Ahead . . . Isn't It Dangerous Out There? . . . Medical Preparation and Planning . . . Children On Board . . . Family Issues and Events . . . Staying in Touch . . . Career Planning and Employment . . . Bathing, Hair Care, Skin Care, Clothing . . . Sex at Sea . . . Provisioning for Cruising To provide a broad perspective, Diana Jessie includes the opinions of noted women cruisers, Barbara Merritt, contributing editor of Cruising World magazine; Lin Pardey, longtime cruiser and author of several cruising books; Dawn Riley, noted America's Cup and Whitbread sailor; Patience Wales, two-time circumnavigator and editor of SAIL magazine; plus seventeen other women, from novices to world-renowned sailors.

170 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 1997

Reviews

[Madeleine · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is pretty outdated and told me nothing I didn't already know. I am a cruising woman of 28, sailing the world with my husband in our 45 foot Morgan. I was very unimpressed with this book. It is quite poorly written and didn't address the things that I thought would pertain most to women in the cruising community such as not being afraid to take commanding roles and how to deal with the less graceful parts of cruising such as not showering for days, peeing in a storm, and dealing with a period at sea. instead, Jessie discussed wearing makeup and having children onboard.

[Selina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book with good advise for women who are thinking of embarking on the sailing life. The book relates to mainly US cruisers however the advise is good and can be adapted. Quite an old book therefore technological advances have been made since the author wrote the book. Really enjoyed many chapters of this book

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

An exellent book for women considering the sailing life. I found it extremely helpful and pragmatic in the suggestions the author makes. She answered a lot of questions I had and raised issues that I hadn't considered yet.

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok, so I'm not exactly ready to go off cruising on a sailboat at this point, but it doesn't hurt to read about it, right? Good, informative book.

[Tarquilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would recommend this really practical book. It was well thumbed before we set off and also useful in the first few months of our adventure.